iPad iPad 4 vs. iPad Air

So my wife and I are looking for our first iPad as a family Christmas gift. We know we want a 32GB (I have a 16GB iPhone, and the pictures filled it up pretty quick), but we are having trouble deciding between the iPad with retina display (I believe it's the 4, it's $529 at the Apple store), or the air at $599. Help!

So my wife and I are looking for our first iPad as a family Christmas gift. We know we want a 32GB (I have a 16GB iPhone, and the pictures filled it up pretty quick), but we are having trouble deciding between the iPad with retina display (I believe it's the 4, it's $529 at the Apple store), or the air at $599. Help!

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The 4 is a fantastic product, but may as well get the new one IMO. It'll be a better machine for not a lot more money.

So my wife and I are looking for our first iPad as a family Christmas gift. We know we want a 32GB (I have a 16GB iPhone, and the pictures filled it up pretty quick), but we are having trouble deciding between the iPad with retina display (I believe it's the 4, it's $529 at the Apple store), or the air at $599. Help!

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